Cassis de Dijon, Blackcurrant liqueur 70 cl, 20% alc.

Crème de Cassis de Dijon 20% alc. is the star product at Briottet.
We offer more than sixty liqueurs but it remains our best seller. Its inimitable taste comes from the blackcurrant berries of the variety "Noir de Bourgogne" ("Black of Burgundy") harvested in Burgundy very close to our company. Because a good blackcurrant liqueur is before a good fruit and LOTS of fruits!


How to make blackcurrant cream?
The blackcurrant berries are macerated in a mixture of neutral alcohol and water for about 10 weeks. In fact, the purpose of maceration is to extract all the aromatic power of this super fruit that is blackcurrant. The alcoholic juice thus obtained is called “infusion”. Finally, we add French white sugar to obtain the tasty Crème de Cassis de Dijon.


It is quite possible to make blackcurrant cream at home. When harvesting at the end of June- beginning of July, put as much alcohol for fruit as for blackcurrant berry: 1 litre of 40% fruit alcohol for 1 kg of blackcurrant berry. Cover the mixture tightly and away from light. After 8 to 10 weeks, collect the first juice. Press the blackcurrant berries into a clean cloth. Then, in a blender, put 600 ml of juice and 500 g of sugar to make about 1 liter of blackcurrant cream. Adjust the amount of sugar according to the amount of juice obtained. Do not heat because you would lose alcohol! You just have to be patient and wait for the sugar to dissolve through the action of the mixture. Cheers!

How to drink Cassis liqueur? The most classic way to drink Crème de Cassis is in combination with white wine. In Burgundy, we choose the "Aligoté" . The mixture is called white-cassis. For the proportions, count 1/5 Crème de cassis de Dijon for 4/5 dry white wine. The blackcurrant liqueur goes very well with a strong alcohol. In Burgundy, the cream of blackcurrant is mixed with Marc de Bourgogne . The mixture is called Mixed-Cassis. The recipe is simple: 4/5 cream of cassis and 1/5 Marc de Bourgogne. Blackcurrant cream can also be drunk alone. Perfect at the end of a meal, it replaces strong alcohols. With some ice cubes, it is a perfect digestive. The trendiest way is to drink blackcurrant cream in a cocktail. Many well-known cocktails use blackcurrant cream. The Diablo cocktail combines tequila, blackcurrant cream, ginger beer and lemon. An alternative to Diablo is the French Cass’ with gin instead of tequila. Can we cook with Blackcurrant Cream? Indeed we know the cream of blackcurrant in drink. But it is quite possible to cook with Crème de Cassis! It is also appreciated by chefs or pastry chefs. It wakes up and perfumes any type of dish. Find here some essential recipes with blackcurrant cream. In short, there are 1000 ways to appreciate this little gem that is the Crème de Cassis de Dijon. It is not for nothing that we have asked with our colleagues a Geographical Indication "Cassis de Dijon". Indeed, this allows us to defend and promote this local product par excellence. In addition to this, our county of "Côte d'Or" has even integrated it into its brand 100% savoir faire côte d'or!